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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. A 17th century dance written in Quadruple time - always beginning on the third beat of the measure.
Virtuoso
Requiem
Gavotte
Resonance
2. Movement in music where the characteristics are crisp and direct.
Castrato
Operetta
Tonic
Neoclassical
3. A direction to play expressively.
Contralto
Tuning
Espressivo
Movement
4. A dance written in triple time - where the accent falls on the first beat of each measure.
Quartet
Waltz
Whole note
Sonata
5. Tone color - quality of sound that distinguishes one verse or instrument to another. It is determined by the harmonies of sound.
Measure
Song cycle
Timbre
Trio
6. A musical composition that has a romantic or dreamy character with nocturnal associations.
Nocturne
Capriccio
Timbre
Musette
7. The range of an instrumental or a vocal part.
Vivace
Medley
Tessitura
Register
8. A set of five musicians who perform a composition written for five parts.
Verismo
Quintet
Drone
Flat
9. The intonation - pitch - and modulation of a composition expressing the meaning - feeling - or attitude of the music.
Modes
Tone
Coda
Accelerando
10. A rhythmic succession of musical tones - a melody for instruments and voices.
Tune
Tremolo
Drone
Form
11. Curved line connecting notes to be sung or played as a phrase.
Chamber music
Ligature
Pizzicato
Symphony
12. A lighthearted piece - written in several movements - usually as background music for a social function.
Serenade
Tuning
Chorale
Polytonality
13. A book of text containing the words of an opera.
Grazioso
Libretto
A cappella
Tone less
14. The voice between soprano and alto. Also - in sheet music - a direction for the tempo to be played at medium speed.
Mezzo
Measure
Cavatina
Reprise
15. The unit of measure where the beats on the lines of the staff are divided up into two - three - four beats to a measure.
Measure
Presto
Mezzo
Ligature
16. A solo concert with or without accompaniment.
Root
Triple time
Treble
Recital
17. A composition written for a solo instrument. The soloist plays the melody while the orchestra plays the accompaniment.
Piano
Duet
Concerto
Da Capo
18. The period of music history which dates from the mid 1800's and lasted about sixty years. There was a strong regard for order and balance.
Tuning
Adagio
Whole-tone scale
Classicism
19. The tonal characteristics determined by the relationship of the notes to the tone.
Overture
Musette
Presto
Tonality
20. Male singers who were castrated to preserve their alto and soprano vocal range.
Castrato
Neoclassical
Reed
Symphony
21. A composition written for nine instruments.
Chord progression
Relative pitch
Interlude
Nonet
22. A musical form where the principal theme is repeated several times. The rondo was often used for the final movements of classical sonata form works.
Etude
Rigaudon
Rondo
Tempo
23. A form of Italian opera beginning at the end of the 19th century. The setting is contemporary to the composer's own time - and the characters are modeled after every day life.
Verismo
Opera
Suite
Drone
24. A musical theme given to a particular idea or main character of an opera.
Verismo
Leitmotif
Cadence
System
25. Where the musical themes and melodies are developed - written in sonata form.
Choir
Theme
Tone less
Development
26. Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played grandly.
Grandioso
Concerto
Opera
Chord
27. The tonal characteristics determined by the relationship of the notes to the tone.
Concert master
Tonality
Neoclassical
Recital
28. Music written to be sung or played in unison.
Movement
Homophony
Chorus
Cantabile
29. Rapid alternation between notes that are a half tone or whole tone apart.
Trill
Cavatina
Musicology
Major
30. Music that is easy to listen to and understand.
Gregorian Chant
Accessible
Tuning
Whole-tone scale
31. A composition written for a solo instrument. The soloist plays the melody while the orchestra plays the accompaniment.
Stretto
Concerto
Counterpoint
Gavotte
32. Time in music history ranging from the middle of the 16th to the middle of the 17th centuries. Characterized by emotional - flowery music; written in strict form.
Accessible
Baroque
Intonation
Tutti
33. Singing in unison - texts in a free rhythm. Similar to the rhythm of speech.
Quartet
Cantata
Accessible
Chant
34. A group of 4 instruments - two violins - a viola - and cello.
Notation
Consonance
String Quartet
Romantic
35. One of the two modes of the tonal system. Music written in major keys have a positive affirming character.
Modes
Fugue
Major
Pastoral
36. A song of praise and glorification. Most often to honor God.
Measure
Cantata
Hymn
Recapitulation
37. A direction to play expressively.
Espressivo
Triple time
Virtuoso
Cadence
38. The voice between soprano and alto. Also - in sheet music - a direction for the tempo to be played at medium speed.
Intonation
Opus
Mezzo
Capriccio
39. A successive transposition and repetition of a phrase at different pitches.
Song cycle
Sequence
Ricercar
Chord
40. Short detached notes - as opposed to legato.
Time Signature
Tutti
Operetta
Staccato
41. A system of notation for stringed instruments. The notes are indicated by the finger positions.
Chant
Staccato
Tablature
Whole-tone scale
42. Atonal and violent style used as a means of evoking heightened emotions and states of mind.
Atonal
Tempo
Expressionism
Cantata
43. A numeric symbol in sheet music determining the number of beats to a measure.
Nocturne
Interval
Time Signature
Parody
44. Arrangement of music for a combined number of instruments.
Scherzo
Minor
Instrumentation
Piano
45. Refers to any great composer - conductor - or teacher of music.
Maestro
Slur
Key
Renaissance
46. The interval between two notes. Two whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Prelude
Fourth
Rondo
Exposition
47. Short movement or interlude connecting the main parts of the composition.
Minor
Intermezzo
Flat
Clavier
48. Combination of two or more keys being played at the same time.
Phrase
Polytonality
Concerto
Staccato
49. Group of singers in a chorus.
Serenade
Sonatina
Choir
Musette
50. A system of notation for stringed instruments. The notes are indicated by the finger positions.
Staccato
Tablature
Musette
Suite
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